Wizard Sword

William Hill. Otter Creek Press, $29.95 (784pp) ISBN 978-1-890611-08-8

The land of Elan falls under the tyranny of Searr, who alchemically restructures all dissidents into followers of his master plan, and he begins his war on the dragons and faeries. Brin Williams, the unwitting Chosen One, is whisked from Earth to Elan, and with the help of a dragon, a dryad, an Elfanian and countless other creatures, he fights to save his homeland in William Hill's (The Magic Bicycle) Wizard Sword.

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